lombok.Synchronized Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package lombok;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Almost exactly like putting the 'synchronized' keyword on a method, except will synchronize on a private internal
* Object, so that other code not under your control doesn't meddle with your thread management by locking on
* your own instance.
*
* For non-static methods, a field named {@code $lock} is used, and for static methods,
* {@code $LOCK} is used. These will be generated if needed and if they aren't already present. The contents
* of the fields will be serializable.
*/
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
public @interface Synchronized {
/**
* Optional: specify the name of a different field to lock on. It is a compile time error if this field
* doesn't already exist (the fields are automatically generated only if you don't specify a specific name.
*/
String value() default "";
}